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Last season was the first time in seven years Everton have finished above Liverpool, and that finish in 2005 was spoilt somewhat by their rivals winning a fifth European Cup. To find the last time Everton finished ahead of Liverpool before that, you have to head all the way back to 1987 – when they last won the league. Everton had originally been the more glamorous team on Merseyside until Bill Shankly arrived in 1959. Harry Catterick continued their success throughout the sixties, but by the time they pushed into the next decade, Liverpool had progressed past them. With their rivals across the park doing so well, expectation was high, but they managed little more than a handful of title challenges. Eventually they appointed Howard Kendall as player-manager (like most, he retired from playing shortly after – playing just four games), who had been a player when they last won the league in 1970. He did little of note at first and, by January of 1984, there were strong calls for his sacking. However, Everton’s form picked up at the tail end of the season, getting them to the finals of the league cup and FA cup, winning the latter. [...]
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